I had an amazingly fun time doing this essay. I am so proud of myself just, because of the content. There were so many diagrams and videos and pictures. Oof, media lovers dream. This was my most favorite thing to do in this class.

“Geography of the Ocean and the Structure of Planet Ocean.” MarineBio, 2015. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.

I did not feel that I had to really change my persuasion map. I liked how I put quotes for different topics I would be talking about for each reason, that way it would feel more formal and “credible.” I still wish that I could have had more space for my conclusion, because I feel that mine is pretty strong. Another thing is that some of the examples use “big words” and I think that that will interest the reader and get them to be like “what the heck is that” and feel an impulse to look into on their own. I think that that is good for my reader(s), because then they may not be “blind” to what I am talking about regardless if I am going to write like they have absolutely no idea as to what I am talking about. Some of the facts I think will also may the reader have a “no way” moment. So, to me, I think that my current persuasion map is well done.

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https://rampages.us/finnkl/2015/12/10/inquiry-project-platform/#respondThu, 10 Dec 2015 02:52:04 +0000http://rampages.us/finnkl/?p=99For my inquiry project, I chose to use another RamPages site. I think that this platform suits my needs for the essay. I am accustomed to it now and I did not really like the set-up of Wix or Weebly, and I do not think that a platform like Tumblr would really suit my needs for this particular course. I think that Tumblr is a website more for a different type of blogging (e.g. media sharing, emotional posts) and not something that should be used for an argument essay. Wix and Weebly seemed like more of the type of website that would be used long-term (more specifically there was a “start free trial” on one of the pages and I would forget and be charged). Specifically, I really liked the theme I used on my regular blog and I found it perfect for what I wanted to do to customize my inquiry project blog site.

It wouldn’t let me put my full conclusion, so this is it as of right now:

The ocean covers 71 percent (NOAA) of the Earth’s surface and contributes almost entirely to all of the natural phenomenon. Without the ocean we would not be able to breathe, entire ecosystems and thousands of marine life would perish, there would not be a climate, precipitation would stop and we would suffer from a toxic amount of salinity. Less than 5% of the ocean has been explored, leaving room for speculation as to what we would find like food sources, natural resources, new ecosystems, new geography, and the best outcome: an understanding. For us to grow as a species, and more importantly survive, we have to take care of what is providing us our essentials. With more investments made to oceanographic technology, we will get closer and closer everyday too securing a healthy life for humans, the ocean, and all of Earth.

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https://rampages.us/finnkl/2015/11/11/87/#respondWed, 11 Nov 2015 01:16:40 +0000http://rampages.us/finnkl/?p=87I do not know the name of this person, but their topic is really interesting in the fact that it is really different. It makes me feel less worried about my topic, because mine is so different. I always thought that online shopping was fairly safe, but lord don’t tell my grandma how low the risks are!

I think that Melanie ‘s post is the most relatable, because I used to have an eating disorder. It always helps others that have/had common illnesses to know that they aren’t alone; actually admitting it makes it real and it makes you stronger talking about it. Never be ashamed, but learn from the past. I always had heard of websites like this and saw movies about teens who would use these websites and I think that it is a great topic to talk about. I like how her topic is about something that is kind of different from the common ideas.

I think that Madelenie’s topic is really interesting, because I personally always hated doing discussion boards for online classes. I do not like interacting with others and I never found it helpful to understand subject content. This class is actually the first online where I had no idea what the heck to do and found it helpful with other blogs being visible (which in reality it just confused me, because I guess I took in the content differently).

I think that my course mates are going to do well on their projects. It seems that they have a good ground to stand on so far. I also like how their topics are pretty different.

So many fish have been taken from the ocean that the fish populations have collapsed almost everywhere.

The loss of fish changes the marine food webs.

Changing food webs affect other life and processes in the sea.

How many fish can be caught?

There are several, several reasons that we should be studying the ocean. For one of my resources, the overview had this listed as one of the reasons to study it. We take for granted the “natural food sources” that we have here on Earth, we over hunt/fish/pick produce/etc. without thinking about the consequences, because we are either money hungry or gluttonous with foods. Yes, fish is delicious, but taking so much because we are able to is not the right thing to do. Shop more for “farm raised” fish in stores or just stop, because without fish, the ocean itself is going to alter for the worse. With oceanographic equipment, we can map the decrease in fish populations and how the ocean is coping with fewer inhabitants.

This topic goes with my previous nugget, because that was a counterargument about why we should fund space exploration and not give more funds to oceanic exploration/technology. With giving major examples in my paper about common known things about the ocean (we all know where fish come from and that we eat it) it will help give a common ground for the reader to connect on a more personal level with the inquiry project.

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https://rampages.us/finnkl/2015/10/28/79/#respondWed, 28 Oct 2015 01:09:42 +0000http://rampages.us/finnkl/?p=79When I picked my primary sources, I found 4, one of those being a debate website that holds as part of a counterargument. I decided that since I have a more science-y topic and Dr. Becker asked if counterarguments were available, I should go ahead and do a nugget on it.

Think of the long term.

In 1 billion years, the luminosity of the sun will have grown to the point as to make it hard to live on Earth. In 5 billion years, in its red giant stage, the Earth will probably (emphasis on probably, some speculate that the Sun won't go that far) be engulfed when the red giant stage is entered.
If humanity comes to peace with itself (no war, major conflict, etc.), this is entirely possible. There are candidates in our Solar System (like Europa, one of Jupiter's moons) for colonization.

For some reason studying space is the main counterargument. There are several that are helpful in making me a credible author, but I chose this post for my nugget, because Jo2599 expresses that we need to be thinking about what’s going to happen in the future. Which, don’t get me wrong I think that space exploration is a great and amazing study that we need to continue doing, but to think that it should be above studying the ocean and that funds should go to space study because we’re all going to die on Earth if we don’t find a sister planet. A billion years is a long time from now even if we think in large numbers. We need to focus on both, because we are on Earth now and not on or about to be living on a sister planet. For our well-being and simple ability to continue our space research, we need to study the ocean. Without the ocean, we don’t know what the heck is going to happen, especially since the ocean provides about 70% of the oxygen we breathe

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https://rampages.us/finnkl/2015/10/28/finalizing-my-dream/#respondWed, 28 Oct 2015 00:49:29 +0000http://rampages.us/finnkl/?p=77I think that Harpreet and Thien from our section fit best with mine. Harpreet because of personal views and technological advancements. Thien because of communication, advancements, and views.

I went on Thought Vectors to find the two others (irritating by far to find specific posts) and found that Tiera and Jayden are similar to mine. Tiera mainly because we used the same authors and she talked about how technology has improved communication which was a similar concept I talked about. Jayden because they talk about views on technology, communication, and technological advancements (in theirs it is Machine Application in Human Affairs).

It is pretty crazy how we have very similar ideas that we took from the readings. I think that that is a good thing considering how the readings were long, packed full of information, and each had a decent amount of concepts that we could have pulled from them.

For my synthesis I chose Nelson, Goldberg, and Bush. I connected them with the five concepts: communication, benefits of computers, older generations/computer incompetent people’s view on technology, technological advancements/steps towards advancements, and brain processes/personal connections. These five concepts were put under the central topic of technology and its effects on humans and all around development.

I chose the topic title that I did because they all talk about different ways that computers have advanced us and how we interact and process the information from these advances.

For the concepts I chose them because:

-communication: we all communicate with or about technology. Some ways we help each other and some ways we don’t. Technology helps us express ourselves as well, which is a type of communication.

-benefits: each author had different but similar ideas as to why we should use computers (aka their benefits)

-computer incompetent: some people don’t understand or are unwilling to understand computers/technology and each author covered why they think so. It is important to know, because it may differ or be the same as your opinion of technology

-advancements: each had one or more different ideas/concepts/advances that help technology improve which ties into the “all around development” (which I hope is self-explanatory)

-brain processes: we all have some kind of effect from computers, whether it is the way we process information or how we respond to it